Yalda Interviews: Daily Mail US: How To Maintain Wellness During Quarantine

The Daily Mail US asked me to share my nutrition expertise on how to keep healthy eating habits and maintain wellness during the quarantine. Click here for the article.

On the Health Panel for Glamour Magazine UK: What Does Vitamin C Do for You?

Hi Everyone! Along with other health experts, I commented on Glamour Magazine’s Supplements Guides, and I was asked about vitamin C.

You’ll be able to read the article here.

Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) is so important for the body, as it boosts collagen and keeps bones, tissues, gums, cartilage, capillaries, and organs healthy.

The body cannot synthesize it, so you must obtain it through your dietary intake or supplement form. I always advocate for vitamins and minerals to be obtained from food, as it is the best way to receive maximum nutrition.

It is necessary for absorbing iron, a healthy immune system, and cell protection.

Vitamin C deficiency can occur if you:

• smoke tobacco
• have food allergies
• are elderly
• have an eating disorder
• drink a lot of alcohol
• embark on extreme diets
• have inflammatory bowel disease
• have gastrointestinal reflux
• have cancer
• have gingivitis
• have glaucoma
• take certain medications
• have renal failure due to water-soluble vitamin C filtration during dialysis
• are receiving liver transplants
• have arthritis
• have chronic illnesses

Slow wound healing is also caused to increase vitamin C intake, heatstroke, burns, and infections like pneumonia and sinusitis!

As I mentioned in the article, the excess is flushed out in urine if we have too much vitamin C. This is because it is water soluble.

This is why I recommend a slow-delivery form of vitamin C for maximum benefit.

Ester-C and Liposomal vitamin C are great.

If you have PCOS, diabetes, or insulin resistance, I recommend the Liposomal vitamin C because it does not require glucose for transportation.

Remember to proceed with caution with supplements since supplement companies are not regulated. Always go with a reputable brand.

You can see the brands I trust and love on the Yalda Loves page.

Have a wonderful day!

 

 

 

Healing Turned Me into the Best Version of Myself

I was interviewed by the beautiful lifestyle magazine – Sheerluxe for their ‘Industry Experts’ Series. They asked about my lifestyle and fitness regime.

You can click on the link at the bottom of the article to go straight to it, but I have included excerpts:

‘I haven’t always been healthy. In the past, I wanted to be healthy and have my body look a certain way, but I didn’t know or truly understand how to do it. I remember having oats for breakfast, thinking it was good for me when it wasn’t. My health issues forced me to stumble into this lifestyle* which also makes me look how I’ve always wanted. I did it to heal my autoimmune conditions.

‘The side effects of healing my autoimmune condition have been turning into the best version of myself.’

The article contains personal healing tips, such as advocating for a fast walk, moderate low-inflammation workouts, and not doing strenuous stuff because it isn’t good for you.

I talk about how you should eat for good gut health and the importance of taking your time over meditation or prayer. If you are a Member, please don’t forget to read the Mental Wellness in the Lifestyle Guide, and in particular, Spirituality and Guided Meditation.

I loved the feature that Sheerluxe created, and I hope you do, too! Please read it here: Yalda’s Food and Fitness Regime.

*I embarked on a decade of research to heal myself before qualifying as a Naturopathic Nutritionist with a foundation in Biomedicine. It’s lovely to share what I discovered.

I am wishing you a wonderful day!

 

Food and Fitness

The wonderful online lifestyle magazine Sheerluxe has kindly interviewed me about my food and fitness regime, and I absolutely love the feature they have published about Eat Burn Sleep!

I hope you enjoy it, too, click here to read it!

An Anti-inflammatory Life

My Wellness Week in Woman & Home

Hi Everyone!

I was asked about what a week in my life looks like for Woman & Home.

You can read my contribution to the column “My Wellness Week” in the British Magazine here.

There are other media interviews that you may be interested in reading, covering an anti-inflammatory lifestyle, nutrition, chronic inflammation, health advice, and so on. Do take a look:

Reduce Inflammation for a Healthy Mind, Healing My Ulcerative Colitis & Rare Blood Disorder, & How to Reduce Inflammation.

I have also had lots of fun as a guest on podcasts with Russ Kane and Chantal Rickards, OBE on Men’s Radio, Mo Gawfat’s Podcast, Sandro Forte Podcast, and Em Roberts on The Big Move, for instance. I hope you laugh, too!

Have a wonderful day!

A Conversation with Clémence von Mueffling

I hope you enjoy my special guest’s wonderful French beauty tips.

Clémence von Mueffling joined me for a weekly LIVE on Instagram, which so many of you absolutely loved.

She shared wonderful French beauty tips from her book Ageless beauty. Her tips are affordable, easy to implement, and oh-so valuable in an era where we seem to have disconnected from natural beauty.

Of course, beauty comes from within. A low-inflammation lifestyle does support beautiful skin. Our skin is our biggest organ, which is affected by inflammation. Inflammation causes aging, acne, and all sorts of skin issues. It is the same with hair. Gut health and low inflammation are crucial for absorbing nutrients and having beautiful, shiny, thick hair.

Aside from the above, here are Clémence’s 5 top tips from our live:

1. Double Cleansing – Clémence recommends cleansing your skin twice in the evening. You can use the same product, like milk or micellar water. Or different products, like micellar water, first followed by cleansing milk. Or an oil followed by milk or micellar water etc. The first cleanse removes your makeup and the second cleanse actually gets to the pores and properly removes all the impurities. She suggested voiding foams as they are too harsh for the skin.
2. Ideal hair washing routine – Her sister has the most beautiful hair and always brushes it before washing it, to run the sebum through her locks and protect them from chemicals. She uses a small amount of shampoo, which has no sulfates or parabens (and might not foam), only on the roots. She rinses well and removes excess water from her hair before applying conditioner on the ends only. She then proceeds to rinse her hair well, towel dry it gently, and let it air dry as long as possible before blow-drying it on low to medium heat.
3. Her favorite products – Clémence loves a French pharmacy and products from brands like La Roche Posay, Avène, Bioderma, Décleor, etc. Her favorite non-invasive treatment is the microcurrent like the NuFace Mini Facial toning device.
4. The side effects of botox and fillers – Clémence interviewed some of the top French plastic surgeons and dermatologists. She explained that people who have fillers stretch their skins. Once the skin is stretched, it is very difficult to reverse, hence becoming “addicted” to fillers and needing more to achieve that smooth skin. It effectively becomes a vicious circle. The same goes for botox. The body gets used to it, and as time goes by, top-ups need to be increased in frequency and volume.
5. Work on your posture and avoid high-impact exercise – Clémence pointed out one of the Eat Burn Sleep main ethos when it comes to exercise. High-impact exercise is inflammatory, and it is crucial to work on posture to look taller, leaner and also improve digestion (more on this topic soon from myself!).
6. She recommended yoga and pilates over HITT, walking over running. Exactly what I preach! Some forms of yoga and pilates are better than others. I will share all of this soon! Stay tuned 🙂

Make sure to go and check Clémence’s website and her Instagram page!

Wishing you a wonderful day!

Listen to The Alicetuyet Podcast En Français

Please follow this link to listen to the podcast (en Français!) on alicetuyet.com.

 Is Coffee Bad for Your Body?

The Powers of Earthing

Have you noticed how amazing you feel after swimming in the sea? Or after spending a couple of hours gardening or walking barefoot?

This is due to a genuine phenomenon called Earthing.

What is Earthing?

Earthing is the physical connection to the Earth’s natural healing energy. When barefoot on natural sources like grass, sand, soil, and stone, the earth restores a primordial electric connection and sends frequencies and energy to us.

What are the Benefits of Earthing?

The benefits of Earthing are plenty:

• inflammation-reducing
• improving sleep
• immune boosting
• wound healing
• reducing pain and stress
• increasing blood flow
• general good health and vitality.

 

People report balanced moods and feeling younger and healthier when they have earth connections – not just because of the wonders of being outside and away from technology.

Earthing was an everyday reality in the past when people used animal skins as footwear and to sleep on.

With our lifestyles now and our elevated beds and insulated footwear, we are separated from the skin/earth connection. 

Tapping into the Memories of the Beach

I started looking into earthing nine years ago, a couple of years after being diagnosed with an auto-immune disease. I was trying different diets, testing other things to get better, as I remembered vividly the fantastic feelings I felt every day we spent at the beach as a child in Morocco.

We would spend our summers barefoot, running around, swimming in the sea, getting sun on our skin, and sleeping like logs.

Why Does the Beach Make Us Feel so Good?

This is probably due to getting exercise, dosing on vitamin D, magnesium from the seawater helping sleep, earthing, being outside, no cares – and being happy (80% of children’s neurotransmitters are in the gut, 60% are in adults).

You can feel the earth giving energy and improving your electromagnetic field. Flying does the opposite to you. [A perfect way to reset the system after a flight, by the way, is to have a bath].

Kick off your Shoes to Connect to the Earth

Whenever I am in the countryside or by the sea, I take off my shoes and get my kids to take them off.

Even a walk in the park helps invigorate the mind, body, and soul. Go barefoot when you can.

As I said, this is all we did at the beginning of time. We walked everywhere barefoot and slept on the ground. Because we live so far away from the ground, it is essential to reconnect when possible.

There’s a growing body of research about how losing contact with the earth could contribute to illnesses and imbalances in the body due to missing out on electron transportation.

Electrons from the Earth may be the best antioxidants, with zero adverse effects. This is because our bodies evolved to use them over eons of skin/earth connection.

Disconnection from the Earth may be an overlooked contribution to physical dysfunction. A lack of these earth antioxidants could contribute to chronic fatigue and weakened immune systems. 

It certainly lifts moods!

I am going to do further studies and update this.

Nature is a Wonderful Healer

I try to swim in the sea as much as possible (except when it is too cold!) and feel the positive effects on my system.

I advise everyone to practice earthing whenever they get a chance, too. Why deprive ourselves of the fantastic effects of what a barefoot walk on the grass or beach will do?

There is no downside to a good plunge in the magnesium-rich sea, as it makes us feel good immediately!

The psychological and physical benefits of relaxing in the park or on the beach are incredible.

I realize that this all depends on your current climate, but if it is accessible, I urge you to partake in earthing regularly at your earliest opportunity.

Have a truly wonderful day!

Reduce Inflammation Fast!

Yalda Alaoui explains how you can reduce chronic inflammation in your body fast, naturally, and keep it off for the long term.